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The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
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The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.]
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history.
Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
